VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
TherMOSTrspecificrinformationraboutrthersizerandrlocationrofrwindowsrwouldrberfoundrinrar-
rFloorrplan
Whatrdirectionrdoesrheatrflow?r-rHotrtorcold
Whatrarerbatterrboardsr-rstakesrandrledgerrboardsrmarkingrbuildingrlines
WhatrisrtherMAXIMUMrdistancerbetweenrarventilatingropeningrinranrunder-
floorrspacerandreachrcornerrofrtherbuilding?r-r3rfeet
WhatrisrNOTrrequiredrinrexteriorrnonbearingrwalls?r-rLoad-bearingrheaders
Arlengthwisergrainrseparationrbetweenrorrthroughrthergrowthrringsrofrlumberrisrcalledrar-
rShaker(cr326)
Therabbreviationr"d"rinr"16d"rmeansr-rPenny
Notchesrmayrnotrberlocatedrinrther____________rofrarjoistrspanr-rMiddler1/3
Howrshouldrboardrandrbattenrberinstalled?r-r1rinchroverlapr10drnails
Whatrisrthermaximumrallowablernotchrinrceilingrjoistsr-r1/6rtherdepthrofrthermember
HowrMUSTrraftersrberframedrtoreachrotherr-rGussetrplater(R802.3)
Whatrisrusedrtorpreventrbucklingratrpointsrofrhighrstress?r-rSquashrblocks
Priorrtortherinstallationrofrwoodrfloorrhowrlongrforracclimation?r-r4-5rdays
Whererdoryourstartrlayingrparquetrflooringr-rCenterline
Whatrisrtherfirstrsteprinrcarpetrinstallation?r-rTacklessrstrip
Whatrtyperofrnailrisrusedrinrfloorrinstallationr-r7drorr8drthreaded/Cutrsteel
Whatrshouldrberappliedrtorcrevicesrinrwoodrflooring?r-rFilling
, Whatrisrtherbestrnailrforrhardwoodr-rRingrshankrnail
Whatrisrthermaximumrsizerofrarfloorrframeropening?r-
r5rsqrftr(62)r(R310.2.1)/r4rftrheaderrjoistr(130)r(R502.10)
Whenrinstallingrarstringrofrwallrcabinets,rthercabinetsrshouldr-
rBerattachedrtortheradjacentrcabinetsrbeforertortherwall
WhatrisrtherMINIMUMrheightrforrarstairwayrhandrailr-r34rinches
Arthirdrstairwayrstringerrshouldrberusedrwhenrtherstairrwidthrexceedsr-r30rinches
Whatrtyperofrnailrarerbestrforrgeneralrconstruction?r-rSmoothrshank
WhatrisrtherMAXIMUMrflamerspreadrindexrforrinsulationrmaterialsr-r25r(R302.10.1)
WhatrisrtherMAXIMUMrdimensionrofrtherventilationrcoveringsrforrunder-floorrspacer-
r1/4rinchr(Rr408.2)
Flexiblerinsulationrplacedrinrfloorrjoistsraboveranrunheatedrcrawlrspacershouldr-
rBerwellrsupportedrbetweenrjoists/usingrarwirermeshrorrrigidrboardr(cr904-5)
Inrarcrawlrspacerhowrfarrfromrtherfloorrjointsrdoryourneedrtorplacervaporrretarderr-rToprSoil
Icerdamrprotectionrneedsrtorber_________rfromrtheredgerofreavesr-r24rinchesr(R905.1.2)
Wherertorinstallrradiantrheatrbarrierrinratticr-rRafters
Whatrisrthermajorradvantagerofricyneneroverrpolyurethanerfoamr-
rCanrberpouredrinsteadrofrsprayed
Inrarcrawlrspace,rwhatrkindrofrvaporrretarderrshouldrberused?r-r6rmilrorr8rmil
Whenrbattrinsulationrisrinstalledrarvaporrretarderrthatr__________risrcommonlyr-
r4rmilrpolyethylene
Whatrisrtherminimumramountrofrspacerthatrisrallowedrbetweenrroofrsheetingrandrinsulationrt
orallowrtherpassagerofrair?r-r1r1/2rin
Inrarceilingrbattrinsulationrwhererisrthervaporrretarderrplaced?r-
rAgainstrtherbackrofrceilingrfinish
ArvaporrretarderronrblanketrinstallationrMUSTr-rFacertherwarmrsiderofrtherwall
Howrshouldrradiantrheatrbarrierrberinstalledr-rEitherrraftersr(1strchoice)/rperforated
AND ANSWERS
TherMOSTrspecificrinformationraboutrthersizerandrlocationrofrwindowsrwouldrberfoundrinrar-
rFloorrplan
Whatrdirectionrdoesrheatrflow?r-rHotrtorcold
Whatrarerbatterrboardsr-rstakesrandrledgerrboardsrmarkingrbuildingrlines
WhatrisrtherMAXIMUMrdistancerbetweenrarventilatingropeningrinranrunder-
floorrspacerandreachrcornerrofrtherbuilding?r-r3rfeet
WhatrisrNOTrrequiredrinrexteriorrnonbearingrwalls?r-rLoad-bearingrheaders
Arlengthwisergrainrseparationrbetweenrorrthroughrthergrowthrringsrofrlumberrisrcalledrar-
rShaker(cr326)
Therabbreviationr"d"rinr"16d"rmeansr-rPenny
Notchesrmayrnotrberlocatedrinrther____________rofrarjoistrspanr-rMiddler1/3
Howrshouldrboardrandrbattenrberinstalled?r-r1rinchroverlapr10drnails
Whatrisrthermaximumrallowablernotchrinrceilingrjoistsr-r1/6rtherdepthrofrthermember
HowrMUSTrraftersrberframedrtoreachrotherr-rGussetrplater(R802.3)
Whatrisrusedrtorpreventrbucklingratrpointsrofrhighrstress?r-rSquashrblocks
Priorrtortherinstallationrofrwoodrfloorrhowrlongrforracclimation?r-r4-5rdays
Whererdoryourstartrlayingrparquetrflooringr-rCenterline
Whatrisrtherfirstrsteprinrcarpetrinstallation?r-rTacklessrstrip
Whatrtyperofrnailrisrusedrinrfloorrinstallationr-r7drorr8drthreaded/Cutrsteel
Whatrshouldrberappliedrtorcrevicesrinrwoodrflooring?r-rFilling
, Whatrisrtherbestrnailrforrhardwoodr-rRingrshankrnail
Whatrisrthermaximumrsizerofrarfloorrframeropening?r-
r5rsqrftr(62)r(R310.2.1)/r4rftrheaderrjoistr(130)r(R502.10)
Whenrinstallingrarstringrofrwallrcabinets,rthercabinetsrshouldr-
rBerattachedrtortheradjacentrcabinetsrbeforertortherwall
WhatrisrtherMINIMUMrheightrforrarstairwayrhandrailr-r34rinches
Arthirdrstairwayrstringerrshouldrberusedrwhenrtherstairrwidthrexceedsr-r30rinches
Whatrtyperofrnailrarerbestrforrgeneralrconstruction?r-rSmoothrshank
WhatrisrtherMAXIMUMrflamerspreadrindexrforrinsulationrmaterialsr-r25r(R302.10.1)
WhatrisrtherMAXIMUMrdimensionrofrtherventilationrcoveringsrforrunder-floorrspacer-
r1/4rinchr(Rr408.2)
Flexiblerinsulationrplacedrinrfloorrjoistsraboveranrunheatedrcrawlrspacershouldr-
rBerwellrsupportedrbetweenrjoists/usingrarwirermeshrorrrigidrboardr(cr904-5)
Inrarcrawlrspacerhowrfarrfromrtherfloorrjointsrdoryourneedrtorplacervaporrretarderr-rToprSoil
Icerdamrprotectionrneedsrtorber_________rfromrtheredgerofreavesr-r24rinchesr(R905.1.2)
Wherertorinstallrradiantrheatrbarrierrinratticr-rRafters
Whatrisrthermajorradvantagerofricyneneroverrpolyurethanerfoamr-
rCanrberpouredrinsteadrofrsprayed
Inrarcrawlrspace,rwhatrkindrofrvaporrretarderrshouldrberused?r-r6rmilrorr8rmil
Whenrbattrinsulationrisrinstalledrarvaporrretarderrthatr__________risrcommonlyr-
r4rmilrpolyethylene
Whatrisrtherminimumramountrofrspacerthatrisrallowedrbetweenrroofrsheetingrandrinsulationrt
orallowrtherpassagerofrair?r-r1r1/2rin
Inrarceilingrbattrinsulationrwhererisrthervaporrretarderrplaced?r-
rAgainstrtherbackrofrceilingrfinish
ArvaporrretarderronrblanketrinstallationrMUSTr-rFacertherwarmrsiderofrtherwall
Howrshouldrradiantrheatrbarrierrberinstalledr-rEitherrraftersr(1strchoice)/rperforated
